Chapter 194

A slender silhouette slipped out through the back door, where the sewer ran.

It's Julia!

I hadn't expected her to move this quickly, but I recognized her at once.

That was close.

If I hadn't been lingering near the back door, wondering where Julia might slip out if she tried to sneak away, I might have missed her entirely.

I hurried after Julia. I asked a trusted Chorni member, one of our actors, to contact Cassion.

I would have missed her if I hadn't been watching so closely.

Julia wore a maid's dress, the kind she normally wouldn't have looked at twice.

Beneath her cloak, the skirt peeking through was badly worn, and her shoes were low-heeled, made of dark, worn leather.

She even disguised herself.

Still, her stiffly raised head and her unhesitating stride were worlds apart from the careful, wary walk of a maid used to watching her…